MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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